Alexis Baden-Mayer started taking yoga in 2003 at the dance studio where she taught ballet. Yoga, breathing, and meditation became her refuge in 2016 when she had to give up teaching ballet to fulfill her responsibilities as a sandwich generation caregiver. After her parents passed away, in 2021, she decided to deepen her yoga practice in Susan Mondi Bowen’s Thrive Yoga teacher training (Rockville, MD). She’s done 500 hours of yoga teacher training, and has additional certifications from Ugonma Fontaine in Reiki and Chakra Yoga.

Alexis's yoga classes benefit from her decades of dance training and teaching experience. What she knew about how to align the body from dance has been enhanced by what she has learned about the body's energy centers (chakras) from yoga. Her creative sequences help students of all levels increase strength, balance, and range of motion. Alexis is a playful and supportive teacher who lives for those aha moments when everything clicks and students find their power.

Come to Alexis's classes to get fit, relieve stress, and elevate your mood, by moving your body and exploring breathing, meditation, and philosophy.

Alexis came to yoga for the practice (sadhana), but she’s stayed for the samadhi (meditation) and its vibhuti (results). Ultimately, she seeks kaivalya, the freedom that comes from perfect unity with cosmic consciousness.